Headline Details: The Georgia Institute of Technology Prox-1 mission is designed to
demonstrate automated trajectory control in low-Earth orbit relative
to a deployed cubesat. The spacecraft has been designed,
fabricated and tested by a team of Georgia Tech undergraduate
and graduate students who will also be responsible for mission
operations. The Prox-1 spacecraft is equipped with thermal and
visible imagers provided by Arizona State University. Prox-1 will
deploy The Planetary Society’s LightSail 2 solar sail spacecraft.
Prox-1 will fly in close proximity to LightSail 2, demonstrating
automated trajectory control based upon relative orbit determination
using passive imaging. Prox-1 will also acquire images of the
LightSail 2 solar sail deployment event, and provide first-time flight
validation of a microsatellite control moment gyroscope unit, a small
satellite propulsion system, and a lightweight thermal imager.70 kg small satellite, 56 x 61 x 23 cm
UHF monopole antenna on -X axis
S-band monopole antenna on +X axis
3-axis stabilized; antennas aligned with cross-track direction
Proposing a 2.3GHz Downlink and 436MHz uplink. Planning a March 2017 launch into a 720km 20 degree inclination orbit from KSC. More info from http://www.prox-1.gatech.edu **This updated request was received on 11/3/2016** An uplink on 437,345 MHz has been coordinated but the proposed downlink is not on a frequency available to the amateur satellite service**

Application Date:

15 Nov 2014

Freq coordination completed on

09 Apr 2016

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